‘For us, that sense of community is also one of the things I love about playing music here’
Jason Statts
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Southbound Brewing releases special beer to benefit Jason Statts
Now, Southbound Brewing Company is taking that a step further with the release of a specially-brewed Black IPA in Statts’ name
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Statts Fest releases lineup, more details on tenth anniversary event
The inaugural Friends of Statts event was held at The Jinx in 2009
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Statts Fest confirms 2018 date
The annual event, which raises funds to help cover medical costs for beloved Savannahian Jason Statts, will be a two-part benefit this year.
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Statts Fest: Another home run
Emily Doherty of Friends of Statts says the organization’s partnership with The Savannah Bananas and Grayson Stadium has been a fruitful one
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Year in Review: The music scene
“SAVANNAH has no music scene.” In the near-decade I’ve lived here, attending shows and playing music of my own, I’ve heard it a million times—I’m sure many of you have. […]
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Memorial gathering, tattoos for Athon
Fans, friends, and family are invited to gather in Franklin Square on Saturday from 4-8 P.M. to remember the Black Tusk bassist
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Friends by Fire
“He jumped on me like a spider monkey,” recalls Statts. “He grabbed me and pulled me down … and pressed the gun in my neck. I just instinctively put my hand up, and touched the barrel. And he thought I was going to fight him.”
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
The Leah Randazzo Group *** Described as “an American version of Amy Winehouse without the drama,” this young chanteuse has one hell of a jazz-into-funk voice and oozes the sultry […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
The Afromotive *** It doesn’t get much cooler than this: a ten-piece funk group from Asheville fusing vintage James Brown-style horn lines with West African dance beats and native percussion. […]
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Amburgey & Hanson still have the blues
IT’S BEEN 36 YEARS SINCE BOBBY HANSON and Michael Amburgey first started making music together as a team. Yet it took them 31 years to record and release their first […]
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Vote July 15, put a criminal in jail
Savannah Metro Police have apprehended one suspect in the double shooting of Jason Statts and Dave Williams on June 28 in Ardsley Park, with a second suspect having turned himself […]